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...year. We caddied a lot together laughing on the tee when the golfers weren't looking, stealing golf balls from behind the screen on six, making faces at the old rich women on Ladies Day, wondering what size tip we would get, and joking with the Rock: Rocco Stiliciano, the middle-aged caddiemaster who loved us both and who we loved...

Author: By Daniel Swanson, | Title: Dave Rysky | 12/13/1972 | See Source »

...only a well-disciplined company can hope to make sense (or nonsense) of them. The High Tor Company does remarkably well at meeting the requirements of Feydeau. Jeffrey Peters as Bois-D'Enghien, the protagonist who loves too wisely and too much, carries himself like a sophisticated Groucho Marx. Rocco Piccolomini as the General is a fine old fashioned zany with a phony moustache and a phony accent to match, both of which contribute immeasurably to his persona, as he and the posturing poetaster Bouzin (Michael Baird) flutter like moths around the corona of the coquette, Lucette (Elsie Adams...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: Not by Bed Alone | 8/1/1972 | See Source »

...Mafia family headed by the late Vito Genovese. By decree of the Gambinos, the Gallo contract was "wide open"-meaning that any executioner from any family could kill him and have the backing of the Gambinos. The Gallos think, however, that two Colombo men killed Joey: one of them, Rocco Miraglia, seems to fit the description of the assassin. Besides, Gallo's men recall that a few months ago during an argument on President Street, Joey threw Miraglia out of a second-story window...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blood in the Streets: Subculture of Violence | 4/24/1972 | See Source »

COLUMBIA--The Lions had an outstanding team of international talent last fall and still failed to make the Ivy first division. Gone is All-American Len Renery at midfield and also gone are cameo stars Rocco Commisso, Omar Chamma and Mike Vorkas...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Crimson Favored to Win Title Penn, Cornell Are Top Contenders | 10/1/1971 | See Source »

...even grander suspicion. Reviewing 60 cultural parallels between ancient Peru and ancient Egypt (including pyramids and reed boats), Heyerdahl asked himself: It Peruvians could sail by bal sa raft to the Polynesian islands, might not the Egyptians have sailed by reed boat to Peru? Or at least from Mo rocco to Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wine-Dark Sails | 8/30/1971 | See Source »

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